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Mary Plaisted talks about early days in Mesa County, Colorado, her marriage to Thomas Pierce, a farmer in Loma, and the busy life of a homemaker on the farm. She discusses various locations and institutions around the Western Slope, including the Paradox Valley, the Cowpuncher’s Reunion, and the Little Book Cliff Railway. She speaks about her warm family life as a child in Kansas, and life in Western Colorado after her father’s death. She also...
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Lebrado Serna discusses his family life and his multiple jobs working as a Master plumber in Durango, Colorado and elsewhere. He also touches on the social scene in the old red light district of Silverton, and on the Plumber’s Union. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Thatcher Shaw discusses his time spent as a US Army lawyer processing claims by German civilians for damages caused by American soldiers during the allied occupation of Germany after World War ll, and his later work as a judge under US civilian control. He also recounts his memory of the Yalta Conference, and talks about the Nuremberg Trials, which he attended on numerous occasions. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County...
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Weston and Nellie Massey discuss their family’s involvement in the earliest days of Gateway, Colorado. The couple also touch on the presence of Indians in the Mesa County area, the system of delivering mail, social activities, cattle herding and cattle thieving, Uranium mining and mining equipment in the Gateway area, and methods of travel via trails and mapped out routes. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration...
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Vesta Fitzpatrick talks about growing up in Buena Vista, New Castle, and De Beque, Colorado. She remembers the family’s homestead and life in De Beque, and her role as a homemaker from an early age due to her mother’s illness. She speaks about country school life. She details the dances that took place, including costume, masquerade, and “hard time” dances. She recalls living in Uravan during World War II, where her grandchildren played in...
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Charles Moore discusses his career in the U.S. Grazing Service, ranching, and tension between sheep and cattle ranchers on Colorado's Western Slope. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Mabelle Clymer discusses life in Clifton, Colorado in the early Twentieth century, and the history of her family there. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Harry Gardner discusses his life in Mesa County as a road construction worker for 50 years, working on projects throughout the county and helping to build many roads. He also talks about his love of horse racing. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Early Mesa County resident Fred Hulburt discusses his job as a postman, the difficulties of starting a fruit farming business, his views on the treatment of the Utes in the area, building tunnels for the Highline Canal above Cameo, methods used to prevent the codling moth from ruining fruit orchards, and how to properly break wild horses and mules. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration...
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Helen and Marion Bowman discuss Marion Bowman’s father, George Bowman, founder of the Palisades National Bank, United Fruit Growers Association, and the inventor of the Fruit Gathering Bag (Bowman picking sack). They also discuss the history of fruit growing in Palisade, Colorado. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado, and the Mesa County Historical...
2111) Jeff Hampson
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He owned a grocery store on the north side of Main Street in the 500 block in the early Twentieth century.
2112) Glen Schrader
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A musician who ran the orchestra at the Avalon Theater in the early Twentieth century, and who played in band concerts at both the old Mesa County Fairgrounds (now Lincoln Park) and for dances at Margery Hall.
2113) Dan Williams
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He bought the Eliopulos Grocery Store after his father, Thomas "Tom" Williams retired, and added a delicatessen to the store.
2114) Bill Streb
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An early Twentieth century bootlegger who sold alcohol from his location at 5th Street and Pitkin Avenue. He also owned other property, ran a rooming house, and owned a share of the M&S Cigar Store with Jimmy Murphy.
2115) Jimmy Murphy
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A colorful character who co-owned the M&S Cigar Store with bootlegger Bill Streb, and who worked at the Pastime saloon on Colorado Avenue.
2117) George Parsons
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He worked at Parsons Jewelry with his father before it became Page-Parsons Jewelers. Prior to that, he worked selling Sheaffer pens, and was so successful that he got promoted to a position at the W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company in Iowa (now known as the Sheaffer Pen Corporation).
2118) Moslander
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He ran the pool hall in the 500 block of Main Street on the South side. He was a Democrat, a confidant of Walter Walker, and involved in the campaign to build the Avalon Theater.
2119) Charley Holmes
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He was a good friend and legal partner of Silmon L. Smith. The two of them prospected for uranium together, invested in oil shale leases, and had a good time together.
